Tag: poetry

casting runes — 10jan26
algiz
```
footprints in fresh snow &
skeleton trees coaled of gloaming
owl calling between crow
a pale scythe sweeps to reap
```
A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is algiz, which may mean either “elk” (there is some uncertainty if this is the case) or yew (Old Norse). It is associated with the Otherworld, protection/sanctuary, and with guardian spirits/fylgja. The unconscious mind is also sometimes associated with algiz.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
10 Jan 26
casting runes — 09jan26
fehu
```
"we want the world &
we want it now..."

rip out the barbed wire fences,
carry swine to the edge
of the world &
throw them all down
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is fehu, which has a core meaning of “cattle” or a more generalized “livestock”, which was a representation of personal wealth or earned prosperity. Sometimes luck played a role. Wealth and prosperity was valued, but was looked down upon when material accumulation appeared to be excessive, greedy, miserly or turned to hoarding, especially when those around you were lacking.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
09 Jan 26

waiting to begin

awake to ear ringing
& litmus tests papering
our present lavender

faint, the voice calling
so i resthead on the ley
hoping for to clarion that
lost in babble on & on

a need to root in & stone
branching out & to oak
careless as a whisper
on the wind

i wait for them in
forgotten corridors
waiting to begin

09 Jan 26

casting runes — 08jan26
wunjo
```
tug of the healer calling
drawing up a hood
walking the woods
as i did once & again
```
A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is wunjo, which is translated as “joy” and has been interpreted in both the earthly sense as well as in spiritual ecstasy. It has been associated with healing (emotional, mental and interpersonal) and some sources connect the rune to luck, the act of making a wish, or applied will. Wunjo can also be the inspiration for creativity.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
08 Jan 26

hex

to you who would soak us
in our own blood:
your swagger sickens me

i reject your new amerika,
you piggies at the trough
with your shit-filled lies.
when your butcher's bill comes
i pray to all the gods that
it is you who pays the price

08 Jan 26

casting runes — 07jan26
fehu
```
daggers gnaw the wolf's belly
as he surveys snowy plains for
young reindeer to offer "protection"
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is fehu, which has a core meaning of “cattle” or a more generalized “livestock”, which was a representation of personal wealth or earned prosperity. Sometimes luck played a role. Wealth and prosperity was valued, but was looked down upon when material accumulation appeared to be excessive, greedy, miserly or turned to hoarding, especially when those around you were lacking.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
07 Jan 26

of the vale

a path in the middle of a dark forest — *Photo by Wes Hicks on Unsplash*

chestnut flicked in amber
to tease and taunt of eye
stonewater crest elder oak
shadow slip past of my
dream her wrapped arms
on arms in arms against
the coming gale

hollow you, broken child
stolen child, darkling
of the vale

07 Jan 26

lean in, ask

none of this exists until
you lean in and ask

given to fever in drift
flowing over in waves
my jaw aches for silence
wired shut

you dream in a
wordspun heaven only
a breath away

lean in, ask

06 Jan 26

rose of sanctuary

sell me rose of sanctuary
in rainsoaked night
help me forget in rhythm
as you pull me in under
the afterglow neon lights
and grant me sweet release

06 Jan 26

casting runes — 06jan26
thurisaz
```
pinprick crimson welling
nearly night for richness red
leaving behind chants & cantrips
trailing bright against snow
dragging, we cut tether with
leather-strapped bone

weary, we rest
drawing warmth from mother sun
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is thurisaz, which has several core translations: “thorn” or “giant”. The rune is often associated with pain or discomfort (often for an important transitional or transformative reason) or raw power that may be destructive. It is also considered protective, regenerative, and is frequently associated with women’s menstrual health.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
06 Jan 26